Display device



July 1, 1930. F, E A 1,768,674

DI SPLAY DEVICE Original Filed July 14, 1925 [I I A WM 2 fiiiffi' ga/n/Patented July 1, 1930 STAT tilt? trams DISPLAY DEVICE Originalapplication filed. July 14,1925, Serial No.,43,547. Divided and thisapplication filed November 28, 1927. Serial No. 236,296.

This application is a division of my similarly entitled co-pendingapplication Serial No. 43,547, filed July 14, 1925.

The present invention relates to improvements in display devices inwhich provision is made for conspicuously displaying'a card, placard,photograph, mirror or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a simply and inexpensivelyconstructed holder for cards, placards, photographs, mirrors and thelikein which a card, placard, photograph, mirror or the like may beeasily introduced and removed, and which will protect the card and atthe same time hold the card, placard, photograph, mirror or the like ina conspicuous position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention will be, morefully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofran im proved display deviceconstructed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3--3 in Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4- 1 also in Figure2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device is shown ascomprising a body part 32 with a lower edge 33 and a clip- 34 at oneside. In addition there is shown an upper central clip 35, similar tothe clip 34, which may be cut out from the,

metal in the apron 18 and folded downwardly. In the form of device shownin the drawings a card, placard, photograph, mirror or the like may beslid horizontally from the right toward the left into the lower edge 33and clip 35 until it strikes the side clip 34. The card, placard,photograph, mirror or the like isthen arrested in proper position and isheld therein. When desired it may be readily removed from the device. 7

The panel or body portion 32 will preferably be provided with anopening, as 13, to

afi'ord access to the back of the card and perunit the card, placard,photograph, mirror or the like to be removed without touching or soilingits front display surface.

The lower guide or shelf 33 may be formed in one piece with the panel32, of sheet metal or other appropriate material, by bending the loweredge of the panel outwardly and upwardly. The clip 34 may be formed inone piece with the panel 32 by bending an extension at the side edge ofthe panel for-' wardly and inwardly, but it is not necessary that theclip 34; extend the entire side edge of the panel.

The apron 18 is preferably sloped upwardly and rearwardly from the upperedge of the panel 32 and may be in one piece therewith. The downwardlyextending flange 17 bent from the rear free edge of the apron 18 isadapted to permit the device to hang from a shelf or level surface. Thedevice might also, if desired, be hung from a nail or the likebyengaging the V-shaped part 35 of the flange 17 with a nail or thelike, or the device maybe hung on an article.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifically describedembodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof,c provided such changes fall within the spirit or terms of the appendedclaims which define the invention.

lVhat is claimed is V 1. A display device comprising a "panel bodyhaving its lower edge upturned to form a sliding and supporting trough,a stop clip bent forwardly and inwardly from an intermediate portion ofone side edge of the panel body, an apron extending upwardly andrearwardly from the upper edge of the panel body and having a downwardlybent flange, and a guide clip cut and bent from the material of theapron forwardly and downwardly upon the panel body.

2. A display device comprising a panel body having a channel support atits lower edge, a guide clip at its upper edge, a stop clip at one sideof the body, an apron at the upper edge of the body extending diagonallyupwardly and rearwardly, and a flange extending from the upper rear edgeof the apron downwardly approximately F parallel to the plane of thepanel body.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE F. EGAN.

